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What were the punishments for smuggling in 1700
They didn't want to pay taxes on goods.
Britain began smuggling opium into China.
The same reason anyone would smuggle goods; they want to make a profit or to use those goods, but aren't actually allowed to by law.
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by smuggling goods into the colonies
Smuggling.
Illegal importation of goods is commonly referred to as smuggling.
What were the punishments for smuggling in 1700
Smuggling
Illegally importing or exporting goods is called smuggling
They turned to smuggling in other countries products and smuggling out American Products at the same time.
The Navigation Act of (1650-1696) encouraged smuggling because the colonies did not want the king to get any of their goods so the smuggled more and more of the goods with out the king noticing.
Smuggling is the name given to importing and exporting goods illegally.
The British controlled most of the trade between the Colonies and Britain. The trade acts didn't allow for foreign goods to come into the colonies so smuggling became a big business. Samuel Adams was a smuggler and the money man was John Hancock. Both men began the Son's of Liberty to protect their smuggling business.
Duty in this sense means the tax that should be paid when goods are brought into a country. Smuggling means sneaking things in without paying the duty.
The British government tried to stop American colonists from smuggling with the Sugar Act.